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December 5, 2007
OVERLAWYERED – Scruggs Indictment IV
OVERLAWYERED – Scruggs Indictment IV As emerges fairly clearly in the piece, the Scruggs camp is encouraging a line of defense that portrays Balducci, who has worked extensively with Scruggs in the past and has represented him in earlier lawsuits charging unfair fee division, as a clueless wannabe who pursued the bribe scheme on his…
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December 4, 2007
Katrina funds: Break the bureaucratic logjam!
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 12/4/7 Mississippi’s coastal residents awaiting funds from a state-run federal grant program are rightly growing frustrated some 2 1/2 years after Hurricane Katrina struck. Someone – Gov. Haley Barbour and the Mississippi congressional delegation – should step forward and cut the red tape. As The Clarion-Ledger reported Sunday, after spending $30,000 from…
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December 4, 2007
Coalition members call for charges
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/4/7 Members of the multiracial Philadelphia Coalition say potential new evidence against a reputed Klansman shows the case involving the 1964 slayings of three civil rights workers should be reinvestigated and reprosecuted. “By all means,” said Leroy Clemons, president of the coalition that successfully pushed for the prosecution of Klansman Edgar Ray Killen,…
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December 4, 2007
Mississippi politics jolted by strange convergence of events
The Leader Call Editorial, 12/3/7 Political conspiracy theorists are enjoying banner times in Mississippi. First came Republican Trent Lott’s announcement early last week that he’s leaving the U.S. Senate by year’s end. Two days after Lott’s announcement, the senator’s brother-in-law, multimillionaire trial lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs was indicted in north Mississippi — along with four…
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December 4, 2007
Governor Barbour Welcomes ADP Solutions Center To Mississippi
All American Patriots, 12/4/7 Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour announced today that Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP), a leading provider of business outsourcing solutions, will open a new Solutions Center in Clinton, Miss. “I am pleased that ADP has selected central Mississippi for its new Solutions Center,” Governor Barbour said. “ADP joins the long list of…
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December 4, 2007
Moore faces last chance for the big catch
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 12/4/7 In real simple terms, it’s time for Mike Moore to fish or cut bait. The talk always has been that the former Democratic attorney general’s ultimate goal is the United States Senate – not the Mississippi governor’s mansion. U.S. Sen. Trent Lott’s surprise announcement last week that he…
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December 4, 2007
Sens. Cochran, Stevens lead in earmark tally
The Hill, 12/3/7 Senior Republican appropriators in the Senate have collected more money in earmarks than any other members of Congress, even though President Bush and GOP leaders have forcefully criticized “pork-barrel spending.” Sen. Thad Cochran (Miss.), ranking Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, has collected $774 million worth of earmarks in 12 spending bills.…
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December 4, 2007
Council may hire 2nd firm to defend Melton
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/4/7 The Jackson City Council could vote to hire a second law firm today to defend Mayor Frank Melton in two lawsuits. The Phelps Dunbar firm, which the council hired in August to represent the mayor and city, recommended the council now hire Coxwell & Associates at $185 per hour, plus additional costs…
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December 4, 2007
WSJ – It’s Party Time For Dickie Scruggs In Oxford, Miss.
It’s Party Time For Dickie Scruggs In Oxford, Miss. On Saturday night, a red-and-green bus built to look like a trolley car ferried guests from a parking lot near the University of Mississippi through a wrought-iron gate to a new white mansion on a wooded hilltop nearby. Inside, one of the most-prominent trial lawyers in…
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December 4, 2007
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs Nation, Day 6
Scruggs Nation, Day 6 Is it just me, or is it kind of creepy that Scruggs is partying and Scruggs’ friends like novelist John Grisham are going around saying Scruggs couldn’t have possibly participated in this alleged bribery scheme — see this great post on the Wall Street Journal Law Blog where Lattman interviewed Grisham…
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December 4, 2007
WSJLAWBLOG – Q&A: John Grisham on the Dickie Scruggs Case
Q&A: John Grisham on the Dickie Scruggs Case What do you think of the charges in the indictment? I know what the basic allegations are. I read the indictment. As a former criminal defense lawyer, I started thinking about how I would defend it and started looking for gaps and holes. Did you find any?…
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December 4, 2007
WSJLAWBLOG – L’Affaire Scruggs: The News from a (Mostly) Quiet Weekend
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2007/12/03/laffaire-scruggs-the-news-from-a-mostly-quiet-weekend/L’Affaire Scruggs: The News from a (Mostly) Quiet Weekend Did Balducci Flip? On Saturday, the WSJ had this story on the likelihood of whether Tim Balducci, the lawyer who, according to the indictment, acted as a middleman between Scruggs and Lackey, flipped and began working for the government. While the indictment itself is unclear on…
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 18, 2026
Budget for Mississippi universities increases 14%, now up to nearly $6.7 billion
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Frank Corder
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June 18, 2026
Mobile camera units using AI coming to Mississippi roadways
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Frank Corder
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June 18, 2026
Wicker questions Iran deal, opposes U.S. lifting any sanctions
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Frank Corder
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June 17, 2026
Gould Industries locating in southwest Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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June 16, 2026
U.S. Army contracts with General Atomics for long-range maneuvering projectile program
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Frank Corder
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June 10, 2026
NPL Construction locating fabrication, manufacturing operations in Greenwood
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Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press
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June 18, 2026
College sports bill clears key Senate hurdle despite SEC, Big Ten opposition
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Michelle Chapman, Associated Press
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June 18, 2026
U.S. gas prices fall below $4 for first time since March, but still 25% higher than last year
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Alistair Begg
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June 18, 2026
Gracious gratitude
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Gregory Kiley
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June 18, 2026
How China attacks U.S. interests in Mississippi
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Sid Salter
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June 17, 2026
State Supreme Court holds firm in seeking justice for Quitman County family in 1990
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Roger Wicker
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June 12, 2026
Wicker: Mississippi leads in national defense
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